Another day in the trenches:

I started the day off as per normal at the gym. This was a day that I didn't have the Sarge, so I concentrated my time on the treadmill (yes I turned it on). When I first started this journey I was only doing 20 minutes at an even pace. I'm now doing 40 minutes with doing intervals of hills and changing the speed. I'm now starting to see the improvement which is terrific since it has only been 15 days so far. There was one thing puzzling me though, every time I was on the treadmill the damn volume or the channel would change on the tv! For you that don't know this already, the treadmills come equipped with a tv attached to them!! Anyways back to my dilemma, I was even considering approaching management of the gym and complaining about the cheap equipment they had...I mean how can I train properly without being able to watch Seinfeld! Hopefully you can picture my frustration, I'm working my butt off climbing a hill and all of sudden I go from Seinfeld to a cooking show! So today was the day, I finally worked up the courage to face down the Sarge and get this rectified. I was still on the treadmill thinking of the bloodshed that was to come when I noticed something...kind of embarrassing actually...the damn channels were changing because my belly was hitting the control on the front bar!! Oh the humiliation! Needless to say the Sarge was spared. I can say that with a great deal of confidence because she's not standing beside me.

Since starting my life style change I haven't graced the doorway of any of our fine dining restaurants. I'm afraid that people will be monitoring my food intake and reporting it to you know who. Along those same lines I was walking out of a local grocery store on Sunday when I was accosted by our Deputy Mayor, Gil Brocanier. All of a sudden he was the food police! He was making sure I didn't have anything I wasn't supposed to have...geez! I'm just glad that Gil wasn't wearing his normal red high heeled shoes when he was talking to me. I'm not going to expand on the shoes...just let that vision sit there.

Today i got an e-mail from Rhonda Cunningham, a member of my posse. She was coming up with some great ideas for further public awareness such as "walking with Dave" possibly joined by the public or high school students. Also " Dave at the grocery store" learning how to read labels being followed by a camera person. Really cool ideas, but what ever happened to "Pizza with Dave "! I think that would go over really well...

I was thinking of another idea, what about a reality tv show like "Jon and Kate Plus 8"? We could call it "Andrea and Dave Subtract Cake"! I'm always thinking people, always thinking. Somebody call TLC, I'm sure they would eat it up...pardon the pun.

The last couple of days I've been harassed by a few individuals because I was referring to people as "my friends" in my blog. Somebody thought I was sounding like a Preacher and an other thought I was running for public office. I was just spreading the love...Brother Love and the travelling road show! I'm all about the love and crap you know...

Guess what time it is? It's the gem of the day..."May your troubles be less,
your blessings be more,
and may nothing but happiness
come through your door."
Take care my ___!

Dave